Equal Access to Abortion Coverage in Health Insurance (EACH Woman) Act of 2017
- Last Action
- 2/10/2017
Actions
- 2017-02-10Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- 2017-02-03Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- 2017-01-31Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- 2017-01-31Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- 2017-01-31Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- 2017-01-31Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- 2017-01-31Introduced in House
- 2017-01-31Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2017-01-31 (00)
Equal Access to Abortion Coverage in Health Insurance (EACH Woman) Act of 2017
This bill requires the federal government: (1) to ensure coverage for abortion care in public health insurance programs including Medicaid, Medicare, and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP); (2) as an employer or health plan sponsor, to ensure coverage for abortion care for participants and beneficiaries; and (3) as a provider of health services, to ensure that abortion care is made available to individuals who are eligible to receive services.
The federal government may not prohibit, restrict, or otherwise inhibit insurance coverage of abortion care by state or local governments or by private health plans. State and local governments may not prohibit, restrict, or otherwise inhibit insurance coverage of abortion care by private health plans.
Cosponsors (20)
- JANICE SCHAKOWSKY (D-IL)
- Katherine Clark (D-MA)
- Gerald Connolly (D-VA)
- Kathleen Rice (D-NY)
- ELIJAH CUMMINGS (D-MD)
- GREGORY MEEKS (D-NY)
- Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ)
- Gwen Moore (D-WI)
- ADAM SMITH (D-WA)
- ELEANOR NORTON (D-DC)
- Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR)
- Bill Foster (D-IL)
- Seth Moulton (D-MA)
- Mike Quigley (D-IL)
- Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL)
- BETTY MCCOLLUM (D-MN)
- Chellie Pingree (D-ME)
- MICHAEL CAPUANO (D-MA)
- Daniel Kildee (D-MI)
- CAROLYN MALONEY (D-NY)
Subjects
- Abortion
- Child health
- Employee benefits and pensions
- Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
- Health care costs and insurance
- Health care coverage and access
- Health facilities and institutions
- Medicaid
- Medicare
- Women's health
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